At 2:27 am I received a call from DSS. They wanted to know if we would take a 10 year old child. Apparently this child was taken to the emergency room for a specific issue and left. After treatment they were unable to find the child's family. Would we take the child? Somehow we ended up on the list of open foster homes in our county. However, we are full with 5 kids under the age of 18. I would have said yes but had to say no.
Then I couldn't go back to sleep.
Seriously!? Dropping a 10 year old off at the emergency, leaving them alone?! I can't even imagine. What on earth were they thinking? How can they care so little about their child?
Would they give you an emergency waiver? That would a tough one with your mom just arriving but so hard to say no.
ReplyDeleteFelicia told them to call if they could not find someone else. DSS placed the girl with a foster parent who wants to adopt another child. So, it all worked out in the end.
ReplyDeleteI do suspect that we would have gotten a waiver if needed.
I will admit that this house sometimes becomes a bee hive of madness. However, this is why God created solitude and naps. :)